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Man Threatened To Kill Neighbor Over Dog Dispute In Western Mass: Cops Man Threatened To Kill Neighbor Over Dog Dispute In Western Mass: Cops
Man Threatened To Kill Neighbor Over Dog Dispute In Western Mass: Cops A Hampden County man was arrested and charged with pulling a pistol on his neighbor over a dispute about their dogs, authorities said.  Philip Pelchat, age 48, of East Longmeadow, faces several felony charges after he allegedly threatened to kill his neighbor on Saturday, Dec. 9, East Longmeadow police said.  Police were called to Lee Street just after 10:30 p.m. when Pelchat's neighbor said he had gone into Pelchat's yard to retrieve his dog that had gotten out and was playing with Pelchat's pooch. The man said Pelchat came out with a pistol in his hand and threatened t…

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by Josh Lanier
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Western Mass Brawl Was 'Absolute Chaos' With 'Bowling Balls Flying Through Air': Police Western Mass Brawl Was 'Absolute Chaos' With 'Bowling Balls Flying Through Air': Police
Western Mass Brawl Was 'Absolute Chaos' With 'Bowling Balls Flying Through Air': Police A Hampden County bowling alley brawl was "absolute chaos" when police arrived with as many as 15 people taking part in the fight and throwing everything they could at one another, police said.  Officers were called to Shaker Bowl at 168 Shaker Road in East Longmeadow just before 10:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 8, to reports of a large-scale fight, authorities said.  The first officer to arrive said he saw "chairs and bowling balls flying through the air in all directions" in a scene that was "absolute chaos," East Longmeadow police said. Police quickly arrested two women as they…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Man Shot In Head Was Talking When He Was Found At Hampden County Gas Station Man Shot In Head Was Talking When He Was Found At Hampden County Gas Station
Man Shot In Head Was Talking When He Was Found At Hampden County Gas Station A man shot in the head was talkative and alert when he was found at a Hampden County gas station on Saturday, Sept. 2.  The man, whose name was not released, was found in the parking lot of the Sunoco gas station on North Main Street in East Longmeadow just after 8 p.m., East Longmeadow police said. It's unclear how he ended up at the gas station.  Paramedics took the man to a Baystate Medical Center, where East Longmeadow detectives spoke with him about how a bullet ended up in his skull. He told them the shooting happened on the other side of the Springfield-East Longmeadow bord…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
(UPDATED) Man Swiped Elderly Woman's Purse When She Tried To Help Him, Western Mass Police Say (UPDATED) Man Swiped Elderly Woman's Purse When She Tried To Help Him, Western Mass Police Say
(Updated) Man Swiped Elderly Woman's Purse When She Tried To Help Him, Western Mass Police Say Update: East Longmeadow police announced that they had arrested Nathanael Afonso on Sunday, July 9.  Afonso is accused of taking a woman's purse after she offered to let him use her phone last week.  ------- Original: Police in Hampden County are asking the public to help them track down a man accused of robbing an elderly woman as she sat outside earlier this week.  Nathanael Afonso, age 27, allegedly approached the woman on Wednesday, July 5, and asked to use her phone while she sat on a bench near the Big Y, East Longmeadow police said. When she reached for her purs…

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by Josh Lanier
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ID Released For Bicyclist Killed In Hit-Run Western Mass Crash ID Released For Bicyclist Killed In Hit-Run Western Mass Crash
ID Released For Bicyclist Killed In Hit-Run Western Mass Crash Authorities have identified a 62-year-old bicyclist killed a hit-and-run in East Longmeadow last week as Michael Wilson, of Springfield, the Hampden County District Attorney's Office reports. Wilson died after he was struck by a car at the intersection of North Main Street and Speight Arden around 6:20 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27, according to East Longmeadow Police on Facebook.  The intersection of North Main Street and Speight Arden where the hit-and-run occurredGoogle Maps street view The suspected driver, 27-year-old Justin Lowe, of Feeding Hills, later turned himself into authorities…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Springfield Bicyclist, 62, Killed In East Longmeadow Hit-And-Run: Police Springfield Bicyclist, 62, Killed In East Longmeadow Hit-And-Run: Police
Springfield Bicyclist, 62, Killed In East Longmeadow Hit-And-Run: Police A 62-year-old bicyclist from Springfield was the victim of a hit-and-run in East Longmeadow, authorities said.  The man was struck by a car at the intersection of North Main Street and Speight Arden around 6:20 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27, East Longmeadow Police said on Facebook.  The intersection of North Main Street and Speight Arden where the hit-and-run occurredGoogle Maps He was taken to a local hospital where he later died, according to police. Officers later learned the involved vehicle kept driving down North Main Street after hitting the bicyclist.  The suspected driver, 27-year…

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by David Cifarelli
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Man Charged After Walking Away From Hit-Run Western Mass Crash, Police Say Man Charged After Walking Away From Hit-Run Western Mass Crash, Police Say
Man Charged After Walking Away From Hit-Run Western Mass Crash, Police Say A Western Massachusetts man who had been arrested the day before on drug charges was apprehended again by the same police department for an alleged hit-and-run crash the next day. Hampden County resident Kornstatin Gladysh, age 24, of Westfield, was arrested on Tuesday, Dec. 21 after East Longmeadow Police responded to a report of a crash. According to police, when officers responded to Pleasant Street for the crash, they noticed a man walking away from the scene. Officer Anthony Dieni recognized the man as Gladysh, the same person who had been arrested by the department on the previous da…

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by Kathy Reakes